Singing in the Rain/Umbrella from Singin' in the Rain/Rihanna feat. Jay-Z is a mash-up featured in The Substitute, the seventh episode of Season Two. It is sung by Holly and Will with the New Directions. Artie is the only New Directions member with a solo.

At the end of the episode, Will announces that the Glee Club will perform the song Singin' in the Rain from the musical Singin' in the Rain. Because the song is almost 50 years old, the club is displeased as they were hoping to sing more modern songs. Will goes to Holly and asks her what he can do to make the song more modern for the kids. They decide to mash it up with Rihanna's Umbrella.

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Lyrics

You have my heart, and we'll never be worlds apart
Maybe in magazines, but you'll still be my star
Baby 'cause in the dark, you can't see shiny cars
That's when you'll need me there, with you I'll always share, 'cause I

Will (New Direction Boys):
I'm singin' in the rain (We'll shine together)
Just singin' in the rain (Be here forever)
What a glorious feeling (Be a friend)
I'm happy again (Stick it out until the end)
I'm laughing at clouds (More than ever)
So dark, up above (We'll have each other)
I'm singing, singing in the rain (Umbrella)

Holly and Will (Holly):
These fancy things
(Will never come) in between
(You're part of my) entity
Here for infinity
When the war has took its part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart, 'cause I'm

Trivia

It took 727﻿ people to clean up the water used in the performance.

The outfits for Holly and the girls — black trousers and buttoned-up raincoats — were inspired by Rihanna's "Umbrella." Will and the boys were dressed in costumes inspired by the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain (though from the song "Good Mornin," not "Singing in the Rain" itself): they wore white shirts, vests, and black hats. In the group scenes, every dancer had a black umbrella, while a yellow umbrella was used in the solo scenes for Will and Holly.

Singing in the Rain was mentioned by Kurt in the episode Duets, the fourth episode of Season Two, during his talk with Sam.

Matthew Morrison says this was one of the hardest numbers to film.

This was included in Glee's Top 4 Mash-Ups countdown.

Errors

After introducing the song, Artie heads towards the back of the stage. He is seen heading backwards at three different points.

During the first verse from "Singing in the Rain," Finn initially heads offstage. In the middle of the verse, he suddenly reappears.